Will it work with a Dell laptop? I have a Dell Inspiron 1521, I am interested in a small external hard drive that works with mine, but the info only mentions PC, is it compatible with laptops?
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If the technical specs say "PC", this includes laptops with a Windows operating system (XP, Vista, etc.)
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It work with my external HDs, and should be model independent (especially the one that run under its own power (not through USB alone). It also work with the HD that use USB power, but I personally feel that I cannot have a lot of that kind of HDs.
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I'm not familiar with your laptop, but it worked in my Dell Inspiron 15 even though it was a different make and model than the original. I assumed it would work since they were both SATA drives(though I don't even know what that means!) and I had good luck.
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Hi Rebecca, I bought this external optical drive primarily for my Asus 1215N notebook computer running WIndows 7 Home Premium. It works fine there. It also works fine on my newer Lenovo TCM82 running Windows 7 Professional and my older Dell machines still running WIndows XP. I have intentionally stayed as far away from WIndows 8.x as I could based on early reviews of that operating system, so I can't directly confirm that it would work there. However, I would be surprised (amazed?) if it did not. I think it would be totally safe to buy it from a reputable vendor who would accept a return if it did not work on your system(s). Good luck. Hi Rebecca, I bought this external optical drive primarily for my Asus 1215N notebook computer running WIndows 7 Home Premium. It works fine there. It also works fine on my newer Lenovo TCM82 running Windows 7 Professional and my older Dell machines still running WIndows XP. I have intentionally stayed as far away from WIndows 8.x as I could based on early reviews of that operating system, so I can't directly confirm that it would work there. However, I would be surprised (amazed?) if it did not. I think it would be totally safe to buy it from a reputable vendor who would accept a return if... » Read More Hi Rebecca, I bought this external optical drive primarily for my Asus 1215N notebook computer running WIndows 7 Home Premium. It works fine there. It also works fine on my newer Lenovo TCM82 running Windows 7 Professional and my older Dell machines still running WIndows XP. I have intentionally stayed as far away from WIndows 8.x as I could based on early reviews of that operating system, so I can't directly confirm that it would work there. However, I would be surprised (amazed?) if it did not. I think it would be totally safe to buy it from a reputable vendor who would accept a return if it did not work on your system(s). Good luck. « Show Less
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Yes. I have a Dell Inspiron 15R, and since this model had two hard drive bays, I use the ssd for the OS and the 1 gig hd for media and files. This works especially well with the Intel i7, as my reboot time is about 15 seconds from start to finish. It would work well with your Dell on any i series Intel chip.
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I use it with a Dell laptop so I would think it works with most computers that have a standard USB connection
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YES, the WD Blue hard disk drive is perfect for your Dell laptop computer. I have installed many WD hard drives and never had a problem. The price at Amazon is usually the best too.
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I am not sure about your dell because I used mine for a mac. These hard drives are universal but you might want to call Best Buy or Dell to make sure it will fit. Also I had a friend do a data transfer from one hard drive to another. I am not sure where to send you for that one but I would recomend just save all the stuff you need on to an exteranal drive. Then once one you replace the hard drive, you might have to redownload the programs you need. The thing to remember is the hard drive is blank so you might need to set up a data transfer. I tried to do it myself and my computer was blank. So you might want to look around and ask some Tech guys how to do this. Thanks. GOod luck
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It should work on your Dell according to the info on the Crucial site. They suggest the 128GB as their choicefor your computer, but you can use all of them if you want a larger drive. You should go to the Crucial site and you will find all kinds of info there and if you have any questions you can call them.
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Hi, I've checked the specs online for your Dell Inspiron 1520 and it seems your laptop which that Dell model shows it being is an ( AMD ) motherboard and ( AMD ) Sempron 3600+ cpu. Only AMD cpu's will work in AMD motherboards.That ( Intel ) E8500 CPU ( WILL NOT ) work or fit in any way. Also for general knowledge laptops use special CPU's designed to fit into laptops , that E8500 Intel is a Desktop CPU and would not work even if your laptop had a Intel system in it. I hope this helps you .
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Not being completely familiar with the internals of the device. I am also unable to find a perfect picture of the internals. What i will say is this drive is a standard laptop drive and if that is what that device uses then it will work. You will need to format the drive with windows in some way if you dont have a means on the device itself.
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I have it installed in a Dell Studio 1735 laptop as the primary drive. If it is to be a secondary drive, you will probably need a kit that includes a bracket and a connector adapter. If you don't have the same model laptop, I suggest you contact Crucial.
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I would check the external trim on the Dell. Internally the drive's design is of a standard configuration. External trim is where they can differ.
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I am not familiar with the Dell specs, but just make sure it supports SATA drives, for the physical connection. If you are using a current OS (Windows 7 or better) then you should be okay. At worse you may need a driver or firmware update.
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Generally, YUP. Specifically, If your external drive works plugged into the laptop usb 3 port, It will work plugged into the hub which is then plugged into your usb 3 port on your laptop. I have 7 - 3tb seagate externals plugged in via a plugable hub into a pci-usb3 2-port extension on an old dell laptop running win 7 home premium. The second slot on the pci has a Seagate 3 TB plugged in directly. I get no vairance in speeds or performance from either slot/device. The 4TB should work as well.
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Initially it worked great with my Toshiba portable hard drive (Toshiba Canvio Basics Portable Hard Drive 320 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive) but after about two weeks, for some reason I started getting errors when I plugged my hard drive into to it. It has worked fine for other devices though - speakers, my wired keyboard, mouse. And it has no problem reading my smaller flash drives. My 8G Sandisk flash drive works fine when plugged in directly. Hope that helps a little. Thanks-
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I've been using mine for a couple of months, and I use it often. The hard drives must be removed from any carriers so you end up with the hard drive only. Example is a Dell desktop has to have the hard drive unsnapped from it's plastic housing or carrier. Dell laptops sometimes will have to be unscrewed from their housings. Then the drives will lay flat. The source drive must be the same size or smaller than the target drive. When everything is setup and powered up, double click the red button and data transfer starts happening.